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Grand Jury Wants Papers on Cunningham Real Estate Deal

WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury has ordered Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham to produce certain documents as it investigates his real estate deal with a defense contractor, but the California Republican refused Wednesday to answer press questions about the transaction. “You have my statement right there and that answers all …

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Gold Star Mothers Vote to Allow Non-U.S. Citizens to Join

DALLAS – A group for mothers whose children died in war voted Monday to allow non-U.S. citizens to join, after coming under criticism for denying membership to a Filipina mother whose son was killed in Afghanistan. The 1929 charter of American Gold Star Mothers (search) had prevented foreign citizens from …

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Stocks Fall Slightly Amid Oil Worries

NEW YORK – Stocks headed lower Monday but managed to hold on to most of their recent gains as investors reacted relatively calmly to oil prices that approached $60 per barrel and a 1.6 percent decline in aircraft maker Boeing. The Dow Jones industrial average (search) was down 13.96 points, …

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